The Eagles announced that defensive end, Joe Ostman was the team’s recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award, an honor that is bestowed upon a player who exemplifies commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.
Ostman was named the Eagles winner in a vote of his teammates.
Ostman signed with the Eagles as a rookie free agent in 2018 out of Central Michigan, where he finished second in school history in both sacks and tackles for loss.
Ostman spent the entirety of his rookie season on the practice squad and suffered a torn ACL the following season.
previous Ed Block Courage Award winners including Eagles Hall of Famers Ron Jaworski (1985) and Mike Quick (1989) and Jerome Brown (1992), Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Coach Duce Staley (2001), Brandon Brooks (2019), Carson Wentz (2018), Fletcher Cox (2015), and Jason Kelce (2013).
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